The South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership is applauding the awarding of the sixth round of the Manufacturing Readiness Grants to 13 businesses in Indiana’s Elkhart, Marshall and St. Joseph counties.
The Manufacturing Readiness Grants are awarded in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and Conexus Indiana, with the aim of supporting technology-enabled capital investment in Indiana. Across the state, grants have awarded $17.4 million in funding to 212 companies, of which $2.8 million across 36 companies has come to the South Bend-Elkhart region since the 2020 launch.
“Manufacturing is one of the backbone industries in the South Bend-Elkhart region and with the funds received through the sixth round of Manufacturing Readiness Grants, we are further catalyzing our region with equipment investments to advance Industry 4.0 best practices,” said Bethany Hartley, CEO of the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership. “This round brings $1.2 million of investments to our region, meaning 30 percent of this round’s statewide $4 million in grants is dedicated to building on our strong foundation. We look forward to seeing the impact these funds have on the 13 companies–and our region–in the future.”
In Elkhart County, the recipients included Marson International, Skinny Guy Campers, Stoutco, Talon, Vista Plastics and Walerko Tool and Engineering.
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